New members, lurkers, fake engagement, reviews.

[Valentina]

But I also think that people don't want to talk about private experiences online, and it can be quite uncomfortable to read your own reviews even if they are positive and it can leave you feeling exposed. I still DO want good reviews but

100%

I also can't twist anybody's arm to write one.

Ouiiii!! Exactly. I hate coercion myself and the gov, as many ppl know lmao. But, yes, my point is to raise awareness for us gals and members - there’s always room for improvement on both sides. I’m not asking for the moon. I have a full one already.

I mention it - but NEVER pressure them to write a review in my presence hahaha.

If ever they do leave a review, awesome! - It’s usually on their own time at home in the bathroom while their wives watch a boring tv show

If they don’t - also cool.

 

[Valentina]

I think there is only 3 or 4 SPs/MPs that can associate my face to my merb handle. As a SW you might never know who I am, even if we have met and I did posted a review.

This is the best and is most authentic!
I only associate 2-3 also. There’s DJ big daddy haha and a few others that use their actual names in their MERB handle.

 

[Workingman]

But I feel like it's unfair to discredit reviews just because a client just made their account or has few posts.

A comment from a new user is always sus cause people who've been around the block a few times have seen it numerous times. It isn't about fairness, it's about logic.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

A comment from a new user is always sus cause people who've been around the block a few times have seen it numerous times. It isn't about fairness, it's about logic.

Why is it necessarily sus? I understand the logic behind your suspicions, but some clients genuinely make accounts because they had a positive experience with a SP, and they might not live in Montreal or see SP's really often and want to encourage us. Do you believe that it's the SP herself or her friends who wrote the review? It seems like a lot of trouble to go through and I think it can transpire through how a review has been written that the person actually did have an experience with the SP, but maybe I'm wrong. I've seen a SP write positive reviews for herself before with a fake account, but the mods identified it right away.

It can be frustrating for indy's because people who write a lot of reviews and are viewed as ''trustworthy'' members of the board tend to see MP workers and agency girls a lot more.

 

[Workingman]

Why is it necessarily sus? I understand the logic behind your suspicions, but some clients genuinely make accounts because they had a positive experience with a SP, and they might not live in Montreal or see SP's really often and want to encourage us.

Because most have gone to someone based on a review that was greatly exaggerated.

For most clients it's a no-brainer that comes with experience. That's why reviews from recognized members carry a higher value.

 

[Toto beefcake]

Why is it necessarily sus? I understand the logic behind your suspicions, but some clients genuinely make accounts because they had a positive experience with a SP, and they might not live in Montreal or see SP's really often and want to encourage us. Do you believe that it's the SP herself or her friends who wrote the review? It seems like a lot of trouble to go through and I think it can transpire through how a review has been written that the person actually did have an experience with the SP, but maybe I'm wrong. I've seen a SP write positive reviews for herself before with a fake account, but the mods identified it right away.

It can be frustrating for indy's because people who write a lot of reviews and are viewed as ''trustworthy'' members of the board tend to see MP workers and agency girls a lot more.

They frequent agencies more only cause of price , and the bs porn reviews. Which the members beat off to more than the providers herself . Anyways agency prices are starting to be the equivalent of indy. Throw in all the extras , and its probably more lol.

 

[Royal]

Ok,

Maybe I watched to many investigative police shows, and not to scare anyone here with my hypothesis, but I’m sure there are many who do not post, or for some of us ancients here, might be unwilling to post anymore because of the changes to the Criminal code in 2014.

Obviously this forum was created at a time when the laws were different (see Eagerbeaver post) and I’m assuming many long term reviewers have turned into lurkers because of this.

Why you might ask, well, with the forum rules banning VPN usage, this is making your IPs logged within the forum and that IP is traceable if the info is kept by the mods, hence the discomfort maybe for some to participate in review making?

On that note, I don’t know how long merb mods keep your IP info around but hopefully they do what they think is right to protect our/your privacy, otherwise any « review » could technically amount to a confession in committing an offence, one that is traceable to you if you are dumb enough to write a review from your home wifi.

Of course I doubt there is any interest by the gouvernement toward investigating the users here. Now, that was just my two grains of paranoid salt as to why some might not be willing to post reviews.

 

[Valentina]

They frequent agencies more only cause of price , and the bs porn reviews. Which the members beat off to more than the providers herself . Anyways agency prices are starting to be the equivalent of indy. Throw in all the extras , and its probably more lol.

 

[Workingman]

Do you believe that it's the SP herself or her friends who wrote the review?

When someone is prompted to write a review from an SP, you can only assume that the review will be read by the person you're reviewing. Is that an honest review?

 

[Toto beefcake]

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You better finish the bag !

 

[Valentina]

Ok,

Maybe I watched to many investigative police shows, and not to scare anyone here with my hypothesis, but I’m sure there are many who do not post, or for some of us ancients here, might be unwilling to post anymore because of the changes to the Criminal code in 2014.

Obviously this forum was created at a time when the laws were different (see Eagerbeaver post) and I’m assuming many long term reviewers have turned into lurkers because of this.

Why you might ask, well, with the forum rules banning VPN usage, this is making your IPs logged within the forum and that IP is traceable if the info is kept by the mods, hence the discomfort maybe for some to participate in review making?

On that note, I don’t know how long merb mods keep your IP info around but hopefully they do what they think is right to protect our/your privacy, otherwise any « review » could technically amount to a confession in committing an offence, one that is traceable to you if you are dumb enough to write a review from your home wifi.

Of course I doubt there is any interest by the gouvernement toward investigating the users here. Now, that was just my two grains of paranoid salt as to why some might not be willing to post reviews.

Who’s gonna raid mod houses in search for reviews along with proof of $ for receipts dating back to that period.
I mean, I get it though! I also value my privacy greatly.

I fkn love elders’ opinions on these posts btw.

Great explanation also for how people have turned into lurkers or simply don’t practice the hobby anymore…

However, that ties in with exactly what I’m trying to raise awareness about - lack of hobby / recurring favs = no reviews as there once was.
There needs to be a new cycle for the rest of us and it’s not by having people be suspicious about newbies.

What’s the point of having Pierre and Jean-Jacques who have an account that dates back to 2001 only be active about politics on an escort review site? They should be on a Facebook group instead where the boomers write stuff in all caps like: « À MÉDITER……………. »

 

[EagerBeaver]

Royal,

It's safe to conclude that levels of paranoia over such things vary widely within the human population.

Regarding the Criminal Code or C36 in 2014, there were a lot of threads about it at the time. I am sure it scared some people into not posting reviews. Covid scared some people straight too.

Some years ago there was a newbie poster who identified himself as new to the business of being a client. He continually barged into review threads to ask questions on safe sexual practices and or "safe hygiene." This was long before the COVID pandemic. He questioned reviewers who pursued DFK and BBBJ and asked them why they risked spreading germs throughout the community. In a massage review thread, he asked if it was appropriate if a MP hostess use surgical gloves for the happy ending. At first many of his questions seemed naive, but I genuinely believed he suffered from a high level of paranoia.

He then started a thread about a small cut in his groin area and started asking questions about whether he should cancel his appointment or what he should do. He also seemed concerned with his own hygiene after appointments and asked about showering and other protocols designed, presumably, to reduce the threat of STD transmissions. He asked about using substances on the penis before and after sex, as well as spraying foams that could stop STDs.

He seemed like he was not only paranoid but a hypochondriac. Eventually other posters told him he needed to stay at home and live in a bubble and that he didn't belong here. Eventually he disappeared.

I think you all know what FDR said once during the Great Depression:

 

[Workingman]

He seemed like he was not only paranoid but a hypochondriac. Eventually other posters told him he needed to stay at home and live in a bubble and that he didn't belong here. Eventually he disappeared.

He's probably chilling somewhere in a zentai

 

[Fradi]

Ok,

Maybe I watched to many investigative police shows, and not to scare anyone here with my hypothesis, but I’m sure there are many who do not post, or for some of us ancients here, might be unwilling to post anymore because of the changes to the Criminal code in 2014.

Obviously this forum was created at a time when the laws were different (see Eagerbeaver post) and I’m assuming many long term reviewers have turned into lurkers because of this.

Why you might ask, well, with the forum rules banning VPN usage, this is making your IPs logged within the forum and that IP is traceable if the info is kept by the mods, hence the discomfort maybe for some to participate in review making?

On that note, I don’t know how long merb mods keep your IP info around but hopefully they do what they think is right to protect our/your privacy, otherwise any « review » could technically amount to a confession in committing an offence, one that is traceable to you if you are dumb enough to write a review from your home wifi.

Of course I doubt there is any interest by the gouvernement toward investigating the users here. Now, that was just my two grains of paranoid salt as to why some might not be willing to post reviews.

I think you are way too paranoid.
LE has much better things to do than to try and match Merb handles with their real identities and even then who’s to say that the guy wasn’t just writing a bunch of bullshit and bragging, I doubt it would hold up in any court.

 

[Workingman]

I think you are way too paranoid.
LE has much better things to do than to try and match Merb handles with their real identities and even then who’s to say that the guy wasn’t just writing a bunch of bullshit and bragging, I doubt it would hold up in any court.

Imagine the paperwork? Fuck.

 

[Valentina]

Sorry. Had to again.

 

[Fradi]

I don’t write reviews anymore simply because I see the same ladies and I don’t want to be accused of shilling, I was once and I answered back that I don’t need to shill for anyone I can afford to see whoever I want to see and don’t need any favours from anyone.
There are only 2 SP that actually know who I am and they are both long time friends, I don’t say that I am a Merb member because I don’t think any SP really cares and sometimes it may not even be looked at as a plus.

As far as newbies or veterans posting reviews I take all of them with a grain of salt and do my own research and trust my own judgement.
I stay away from LL and other dubious sights, research reviews, web sights Twitter, it is not that difficult after a while to make good decisions and if not big deal I wasted a couple of hundred bucks, not the end of the world. I don’t count not having your dick sucked to your satisfaction or getting lfk instead of dfk or one or two mediocre experiences as earth shattering, life is all about risks and learning how to make informed decisions.

 

[Royal]

Sorry. Had to again.

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Hahaha! Good one

 

[CLOUD 500]

Ok,

Maybe I watched to many investigative police shows, and not to scare anyone here with my hypothesis, but I’m sure there are many who do not post, or for some of us ancients here, might be unwilling to post anymore because of the changes to the Criminal code in 2014.

Obviously this forum was created at a time when the laws were different (see Eagerbeaver post) and I’m assuming many long term reviewers have turned into lurkers because of this.

Why you might ask, well, with the forum rules banning VPN usage, this is making your IPs logged within the forum and that IP is traceable if the info is kept by the mods, hence the discomfort maybe for some to participate in review making?

On that note, I don’t know how long merb mods keep your IP info around but hopefully they do what they think is right to protect our/your privacy, otherwise any « review » could technically amount to a confession in committing an offence, one that is traceable to you if you are dumb enough to write a review from your home wifi.

Of course I doubt there is any interest by the gouvernement toward investigating the users here. Now, that was just my two grains of paranoid salt as to why some might not be willing to post reviews.

That is one of the reasons that Merb moved their servers to a prostitution legal country. Noticed the domain name? It is .cc which is in Cocos (Keeling) Islands which is Australian territory. Canadian LE has no jurisdiction here. Perhaps EagerBeaver is able to shed some light into this?

 

[Toto beefcake]

. I don’t count not having your dick sucked to your satisfaction or getting lfk instead of dfk or one or two mediocre experiences as earth shattering, life is all about risks and learning how to make informed decisions.

Your in the minority here thats foresure . Dont forget daty/dato lol